My little Liam has Asthma, he doesn't suffer from it all the time, but whenever anyone in our family gets a little cold it turns into a couple weeks of wheezing and coughing for Liam. Asthma is very scary, its inflammation and swelling in the air passages, it increases mucous and constructs the passages...so it is pretty much suffocating you unless you do something to stop it. I had it as a baby, and grew out of it, and because it is hereditary then my children had a higher chance of getting it, because Liam had iugr he had an even greater chance of it. Seth had it but seems to have grown out of it for the most part, if he gets a bad cold i may have to give him his inhaler for a day or 2 but that is it. At any sight of a cold I start Liam on his Albuterol sulfate 3 times a day- I hate having him on medicine, but it does help keep his asthma under control and helps him fight off the cold faster.
Last time He was sick I googled home remedies, I knew honey helped coughs, but he was under one so I couldn't give him any, but i read somewhere that smelling fresh honey can help relax and open up the air passages...My dad had just given me some fresh honey from his honey bee's and so I thought "why not give it a try" so I did- and it worked! When Liam smells honey for 5 or so minutes his wheezing or heavy breathing is way better than it is when he uses his inhaler! It's Amazing! Now that he is 14 months I let him eat some too to help his cough and he loves that too :) If you know Liam (or any of my kids) you know that he doesn't like to sit still for very long...my kids are always very busy and on the go! :) He will sit for 5-10 minutes smelling the honey, it really does seem to relax him and he loves smelling it! and he's so cute while doing it!
I'm so thankful for my little guy! :)
Last time He was sick I googled home remedies, I knew honey helped coughs, but he was under one so I couldn't give him any, but i read somewhere that smelling fresh honey can help relax and open up the air passages...My dad had just given me some fresh honey from his honey bee's and so I thought "why not give it a try" so I did- and it worked! When Liam smells honey for 5 or so minutes his wheezing or heavy breathing is way better than it is when he uses his inhaler! It's Amazing! Now that he is 14 months I let him eat some too to help his cough and he loves that too :) If you know Liam (or any of my kids) you know that he doesn't like to sit still for very long...my kids are always very busy and on the go! :) He will sit for 5-10 minutes smelling the honey, it really does seem to relax him and he loves smelling it! and he's so cute while doing it!
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